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To begin celebrating Kappa's 150th anniversary, we are planning to host a special event where we decorate the lodge with blue and blue ribbons and balloons and invite alumnae from various years to join us in celebrating Kappa's long and rich history of sisterhood and service.
==Highlights of the 2020s:2020== (Information from chapter history reports, scholarship, group honors/awards, traditions, special events, changes on campus or within chapter, overall nature of the chapter, chapter goals, challenges and how they were overcome, etc.) '''Housing'''
This year was unlike any other for the Epsilon Epsilon chapter. 2020 started out with a successful recruitment in which we welcomed 36 new members into our chapter. Soon after, however, we had to suddenly change the way we conducted all chapter operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our in-person chapter meetings and sisterhood events were replaced with entirely virtual events. We had a virtual 80s dance-off, virtual game nights, virtual study hours, and even a virtual charcuterie board competition. We successfully held two virtual initiations—one in the spring and a second in the fall, in which we added another seven members to our chapter. While the transition to online operations was challenging, our sisterhood is resilient, and many of us have found support in one another amidst a challenging year. One of our major goals as a chapter was to reevaluate the impact we have as an organization on our members and members of the Emory University community as a whole. We have taken steps and as a chapter to ensure our presence is one that promotes empowerment and not inequality. We proudly achieved 100% voter registration of chapter members to influence change in our state and country, as well. 2020 has been a formative year for Epsilon Epsilon chapter, but we are excited to embrace the new direction our chapter is taking while still holding on to the values that drew us all to join Kappa in the first place.
'''Philanthropy'''
Our chapter focused on supporting various local organizations this semester through fundraising and volunteer opportunities. Many of our members have strong ties to volunteer opportunities whether through Emory’s campus or through their own involvement with the Atlanta community. This summer, we raised $2690.13 for the Atlanta Solidarity Fund which provides assistance to individuals unfairly arrested and unable to pay bail. We also raised $235 for Snap 4 Freedom, which is an organization fighting against the mass incarceration of individuals in Atlanta, and focused on finding solutions rather than punishment for many of the problems facing individuals. Right before the elections in November, we raised over $340 for the New Georgia Project which was coordinating with Lyft to subsidize the cost of rides to election polls for voters on Election Day. Emory’s Panhellenic Council also coordinated a fundraiser for the National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc. which raised over $4000. We chose these organizations because they demonstrated core values that aligned with those of our members. Many of our members feel strongly about fighting against systems of oppression and supporting members of marginalized groups in our society, especially right here in Atlanta.
'''Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion'''
'''Sesquicentennial'''
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we were not able to host our usual Founders Day celebration with members of the Atlanta Alumnae Association. Instead, members of our chapter attended the virtual Founders Day hosted by the Fraternity, and we distributed information about Kappa’s history to the entire chapter virtually.
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